{"id":224,"date":"2014-12-24T19:20:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-25T00:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=224"},"modified":"2015-12-22T10:24:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T15:24:36","slug":"special-episode-holiday-memories","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/special-episode-holiday-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Episode: Holiday Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just about everyone has that special memory of gifts received during the holiday season. In this episode, we present to you a collection of self described experiences detailing such holiday memories. Included in the mix are memories from our listeners, along with memories from fellow podcasters. The following people have made a contribution to this show:<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-224-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/podcast-download\/224\/special-episode-holiday-memories.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/podcast-download\/224\/special-episode-holiday-memories.mp3\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/podcast-download\/224\/special-episode-holiday-memories.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adam Rosen<\/strong> &#8211; from the <a href=\"http:\/\/vintagemacmuseum.com\/\">Vintage Mac Museum<\/a> tells us about when he received a Commodore VIC-20.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bill Loguidice<\/strong> &#8211; an author of numerous books, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0240811461\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0240811461&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=classiccomputins&amp;linkId=YHHONZ7KHEJGJRD4\"><i>Vintage Games<\/i><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0415856000\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0415856000&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=classiccomputins&amp;linkId=RUPFOQ3CMQNNRSPA\"><i>Vintage Game Consoles<\/i><\/a> and proprietor of <a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/\">Armchair Arcade<\/a> tells us about when he received his first printer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greg Polander<\/strong> &#8211; known as SoulBlazer online at the <a href=\"http:\/\/atariage.com\/forums\/\">AtariAge forums<\/a> is a listener and friend of the show, and a new podcaster with <a href=\"http:\/\/thesnespodcast.podomatic.com\/\"><i>The SNES Podcast,<\/i><\/a> tells us about the time he received a Commodore 128D.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kevin Savitz<\/strong> &#8211; author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terriblenerd.com\/\"><i>Terrible Nerd<\/i><\/a> and proprietor of numerous sites, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atarimagazines.com\/\"><i>Classic Computer Magazine Archive<\/i><\/a>. He is also a co-host of the <a href=\"http:\/\/ataripodcast.libsyn.com\/\"><i>ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit Podcast<\/i><\/a>. Even though he\u2019s a big Atari fanatic, he tells us about receiving his first computer . . . an Apple II!\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/applexmas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/applexmas-e1419467089118-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Savitz with his NEW Apple II computer\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/applexmas-e1419467089118-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/applexmas-e1419467089118-1024x724.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/applexmas-e1419467089118-200x141.jpg 200w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/applexmas-e1419467089118.jpg 1451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Savitz with his NEW Apple II computer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mark Greentree<\/strong> and <strong>Kevin Allder<\/strong> &#8211; from the <a href=\"https:\/\/geekiestshowever.wordpress.com\/\"><i>Geekiest Show Ever<\/i><\/a> podcast tell us about their holiday computer gifts. Mark got a Mac LC 575 and Kevin received an Atari 2600 game console.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Whalen<\/strong> &#8211; another listener and friend of the show, you can also hear him along with Jeff on a <a href=\"http:\/\/vintagevolts.com\/?p=773\"><i>Vintage Volts<\/i><\/a> episode. He received GEOS for the Commodore 64 one year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Hagstrom<\/strong> &#8211; one of the cohosts of the <a href=\"http:\/\/rcrpodcast.com\/\"><i>Retro Computing Roundtable<\/i><\/a> tells us about his family receiving an Apple II+ during the holiday season.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Nurminen<\/strong> &#8211; Known online as Nurmix\u2026 is the creator and one-third of the host collective responsible for bringing you <a href=\"http:\/\/intellivisionaries.com\/\"><i>The Intellivisionaries Podcast<\/i><\/a>. Paul talks about vicariously enjoying an Atari 400 computer that his neighbor friend received for Christmas 1982.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Retroist<\/strong> &#8211; Super thanks to him as the inspiration for this special. His Halloween specials were the inspiration for this Christmas \/ Holiday special. Please enjoy his own contribution here, as he talks about receiving a Commodore VIC-20. You should also check out his blog and podcast at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.retroist.com\/\">retroist.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rob O&#8217;Hara<\/strong> &#8211; a.k.a. \u201cFlack\u201d of the <a href=\"http:\/\/podcast.robohara.com\/\"><i>You Don\u2019t Know Flack<\/i><\/a> podcast, adds the TRS-80 to the list of Christmas memories. Rob is also a founder of the \u201cThrowback Network\u201d of retro themed podcasts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Leake<\/strong> &#8211; cohost of the long-running <a href=\"http:\/\/retromaccast.ning.com\/\"><i>RetroMacCast<\/i><\/a> podcast tells us about the Christmas of 1983 when he received a very special gift, a Vectrex video game system, just for him!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Syd Bolton<\/strong> &#8211; Syd is someone who had a rather unique privilege of working in a computer store at age 16 in 1987. He could probably recreate in detail a full replica of that computer store with the collection of computers he has at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmuseum.ca\/index.asp\">Personal Computer Museum<\/a> in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. For this show special, he talks about the some of the thoughts a mid 1980\u2019s computer salesman might have had, considering the distinctiveness of personal computers back in the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com\">feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com<\/a> &#8211; We really want to hear from you by email or send an audio comment! Also, as we cover these computers, we would love to receive your high-quality pictures of the machines we\u2019ve covered, so please start sending them in. Also, please write a review on iTunes!<\/p>\n<p><b>Please have a happy holiday of your choice&#8230;<\/b> a<b>nd keep your old computer out of the cold!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just about everyone has that special memory of gifts received during the holiday season. 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